Part 3 of a 4 part blog series by Dr John Orchard The peer-review system doesn’t like opinions which challenge the status quo This piece is a blog because, sadly, it is very hard to get negative opinion pieces regarding IAC (intra-articular cortisone) for knee OA through peer review, as there are too many medical […]
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Menstrual Cycle Change During COVID-19. Sharing some early results.
One in five elite female Australian athletes in Olympic and Paralympic sports preparing for Tokyo 2021, have experienced a change in their menstrual cycle during COVID-19. The Australian Institute of Sport Female Performance & Health Initiative initiated research surrounding elite athlete perceptions and experience of the menstrual cycle on performance. This research surveyed Australian Tokyo-potential […]
Lateral ‘hip’ pain? Don’t always blame the glutes….
Part of a new MSK-focused blog series Lateral hip pain is a common complaint in our active patient population. It has certainly become more prevalent during and after ‘lockdown’ as patients shift towards different exercise modalities or cease being physically active, leading to ‘stress shielding’ of tendons. Gluteal tendinopathy is the most prevalent pathology at […]
Part 2 in the #MedicalReversals series: long-term effects of cortisone injection for knee OA
Part 2 of a 4 part blog series by Dr John Orchard The example of corticosteroids for knee OA The focus of this episode on the use of cortisone injections (IAC = intra-articular cortisone) for knee osteoarthritis (OA), which I wrote about in an Education review in BMJ earlier this year1. Cortisone injections are commonly […]
How can we better promote physical activity to the public through messaging?
Messages to movement The role of messaging in improving population physical activity levels As researchers, healthcare professionals and policymakers in the field of public health, we know that physical activity is important for health. We know that it is important for the general public to move more and sit less. We spend time and resources […]
Medial Gastrocnemious Tears In Sports: Is It About Muscle, Aponeurosis Or Tendon?
Even More, Does It Really Matter? Calf muscle injuries are common in sports involving high-speed running and specially in acceleration and deceleration actions. It has been reported that calf muscle injuries contribute about 13% of muscle injuries in football, though it may be that this percentage is even higher nowadays (1, 2). It is easy […]
Medical Reversals related to Sport and Exercise Medicine – Part 1 of 4
Medical Reversals and the “Slow” Brain One of the best ‘medical’ books of recent years is Ending Medical Reversal by Prasad and Cifu1; it is close to essential reading for all doctors, medical students and even health professionals. It is referenced in an important editorial just published in the BJSM 2. In addition, Ending Medical […]
Rugby Union, and Health and Wellbeing. What can we take away from the scoping review?
Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Two days ago, we published the first ‘big picture’ scientific overview detailing the relationships between rugby union, and health and wellbeing. Some of the main findings from the scoping review are summarised in the animation, and in the thread below. However, you might want some more detail around […]
Highlights from the FSEM-Ireland webinar series. Part one of a multi-blog series
Catch up on what you missed from the first of the FSEM webinars The Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) in Ireland have adapted their educational content to bring both national and international experts direct to your screens to discuss the hottest topics in the new SEM world. These hugely popular and far-reaching webinars […]
RED-S Risk Factors for International-Student Athletes and practical suggestions: Part Two of a first-hand account.
In #PartOne, Pippa Woolven highlighted some of the personal risk factors associated with RED-S in international student athletes. In part two, she details some of the more structural risk factors, and suggestions to try and reduce the risk of athletes suffering from RED-S. Structural Risk Factors Adjusting to a new sports culture US university sport […]